What is a supply Chain?

A supply chain is a network between a company and its suppliers to produce and distribute a specific product or service. It consists of everything between the raw materials and the product that hits the shelves. The chain is typically made up of the supplier of the raw materials, the manufacturer, the distributor and the retailer.

When it comes to security, the supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Attacking the supply chain at any point along its length will have consequences throughout. When the environment is digital rather than physical, the ramifications are the same. By breaching just one vendor, bad actors may eventually be able to gain unrestricted and hard-to-detect access to large sections of vendor's business partners and customer base.